silverRaven Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) My first votives. I used LX 12 wicks. IGI 4625 wax. 6% FO. I had no dye but intend to use it in the future when I get some. This size wick seemed to perform well as far as the melt pool at the1 hour mark, the 2 hour mark and the 4 hour mark. HOWEVER it need to be trimmed at about 2 hour intervals. The melt pool was what I read I should look for at all intervals. But at the 2 hour intervals, the flame was a bit too high, began to flicker somewhat and produced just a little soot. This was eliminated with a little trim. BUT, I should not have to trim wicks while it burning should I? Does this indicate too large a wick? How much might the addition of dye impact this? As far as the LX wicks - I almost think that sizing down to the 10 would be too small ( not to mention I can't even find them right now). I will try the 12 wick again when I receive my dye - but your thought would be appreciated. Any other recommendations would also be appreciated. The wick burned with a nice curl and no mushrooming. Thanks in advance! Edited February 10, 2021 by silverRaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hard to diagnose without photos, but from your description, if you need to trim during a burn the wick does sound too large for the specific candle. If the flame grows noticeably during a burn, it may be too large, or the wrong series for the wax/fo/container combo. I view melt pool depth as a limit, not a goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverRaven Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Here's a couple pics - these were taken at 1 & 1/2 hrs into this candles second burn. Wick already needs trimming - flame kinda big. Would the addition of dye impact this much? This is one of the wicks suggested by various guides that I found - for the size and wax. I understand that does not guarantee it is the right wick. Can you suggest where to go from here? . Thanks so much (sorry these are so big - not sure how to resize them) ps -.I also took a 15 second video but being I'm on data where I live - that will have to wait, not sure the file can be accepted here anyway (??) Edited February 10, 2021 by silverRaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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